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Title: KISS Guide to Living with a Dog by Bruce Fogle DVM ISBN: 0-7894-5976-0 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A great, FUN book for new and veteran dog owners alike
Comment: Put off by the K.I.S.S. branding? Don't be. They hired the right guy to write this book.
You will enjoy it. The book is filled with quality images, colorful subtitles, and negative space--resulting in a visually stimulating read.
I bought this book for the couple who adopted Honey, a wonderful stray I rescued. But in actuality, I gave it to the people mainly for the dog's benefit. (Those of you who regularly place dogs in new homes may want to consider using this book for that same purpose.)
Fogle demonstrates obvious concern for the physical and emotional welfare of dogs. A great part of Fogle's motivation is to make people better owners--for their dogs' sake.
The book is thorough. From genetics to adoption dog temperment testing. From grooming and accessorizing to dog-proofing your home, garden, and yard. From playing to training to dealing with aggression. Then there are several chapters on veterinary care: things like giving your dog a physical with details like how to take your dog's temperature, pulse, and heart rates--and what to do if they are off by varying amounts. There's also a chapter on the special concerns of associated with aging canines.
Veteran dog owners will also find the book interesting. Fogle begins with a plausible--but unsupported--opinion on the evolution of dog from wolf. Why do dogs have floppy ears, crowded teeth, and smaller brains than wolves? Fogle believes he knows.
He moves logically into a discussion of how the breed types came about and how their original purpose shaped their builds and temperments.
He discusses picking the right breed or mix and picking the right individual dog, whether a puppy from a breeder or an adult dog from a shelter. (I think he falls short in discussing breeds' drawbacks. For example, he doesn't mention that many people find the cute little Jack Russel terrier to be a terror.)
He goes on to thoroughly, yet succinctly, discuss most of the issues a dog owner is likely to worry or wonder about. Being a vet himself, he devotes a lot of detailed attention to safety and health concerns, some of which will be new to even experienced dog owners.
If you want to a give a book to dog owners, a book that will make them better care takers, a book that they will actually read, this is the one.
Jeff
Rating: 5
Summary: Fun, Very Comprehensive, Accurate (mostly)
Comment: Put off by the K.I.S.S. branding? Don't be. They hired the right guy to write this book.
You will enjoy it. The book is filled with quality images, subtitles, and negative space--resulting in a visually stimulating read.
It begins with the author's very interesting opinion on the evolution of dog from wolf. Why do dogs have floppy ears, crowded teeth, and smaller brains than wolves? Fogle believes he knows. His explanation is very plausible. It's a little lacking in its understanding of the interrelation of genetic traits, but still good.
He moves logically into a discussion of how the breed types came about and how their original purpose shaped their builds and temperments.
He discusses picking the right breed or mix and picking the right individual dog, whether a puppy from a breeder or an adult dog from a shelter. (I think he falls short in discussing breeds' drawbacks. For example, he doesn't mention that many people find the cute little Jack Russel terrier to be a terror.)
He goes on to thoroughly, yet succinctly, discuss most of the issues a dog owner is likely to worry or wonder about, and a few more to boot. Of course, being a vet himself, he devotes a lot of attention to safety and health concerns.
It also seems that part of Fogle's motivation is to make people better owners FOR THIER DOGS' SAKE. I like his advice to owners that they let their dogs be dogs.
All in all, this book is quite fine book and an especially good one to give to a new dog owner.
Rating: 5
Summary: Everything you need to know
Comment: I bought this book for a friend (new puppy owner) and ended up going back to the bookstore a week later to get one for myself (owner of a 7 year-old Boston Terrier). This book covers everything you need to know, from training to grooming to feeding habits. The author, Bruce Fogle, has a great, reassuring tone to his writing that will make reading about your best friend fun and helpful!
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Title: KISS Guide to Raising a Puppy (Keep It Simple Series) by Liz Palika, Alan Gomberg ISBN: 0789489473 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: KISS Guide to Cat Care by Steve Duno, Christopher Walken ISBN: 0789480123 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: KISS Guide to Organizing Your Life (Keep It Simple Series) by Donald Wetmore ISBN: 0789480727 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: KISS Guide to Gardening (Keep It Simple Series) by L. Patricia Kite, H. Marc Cathey, Patricia L. Kite ISBN: 0789461412 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: KISS Guide to Fitness (Keep It Simple Series) by Margaret Hundley Parker ISBN: 0789484307 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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